Sr. CV/ML Scientist

Aicadium•San Diego, CA

3d•$150,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Aicadium is looking for a Senior CV/ML Scientist to push the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning in real-world industrial settings. This is a hybrid role based in San Diego, where our U.S. headquarters is located. You'll drive applied R&D across the full research lifecycle — from conducting original research and prototyping state-of-the-art models to refining and validating them using messy, real-world visual data. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in modern computer vision, strong research instincts, and the communication skills to work effectively across research, engineering, and product teams.

Requirements

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field — or a Bachelor’s with equivalent research or industry experience.
Strong foundation in modern computer vision and deep learning: image classification, object detection, segmentation, and tracking across CNNs, Vision Transformers, vision-language models, and foundation models.
Solid grasp of deep learning fundamentals: supervised and self-supervised learning, representation learning, optimization, loss design, and rigorous model training and evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to read, implement, and build on recent research papers — turning literature into working prototypes.
Hands-on experience with real-world visual data: dataset curation, annotation, augmentation, synthetic data, data-quality analysis, and low-data or noisy-data settings.
Strong applied mathematics (linear algebra, probability, statistics, optimization) and proficiency in Python with PyTorch or equivalent deep learning framework.
Strong collaboration and communication skills — able to work across research, engineering, and product, and present technical work clearly to mixed audiences.

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to reproduce, evaluate, and extend recent research, including careful baseline comparisons, ablation studies, and tradeoff analysis.
Experience in robotic vision, vision-language-action systems, world models, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or generative models for image, video, or simulation.
Familiarity with 3D geometry, camera models, coordinate frames, and calibration.
Publications at top-tier venues, open-source contributions, research internships, or substantial project experience in computer vision, robotics, or embodied AI.
Hands-on experience deploying or optimizing models for production or edge environments — model compression, quantization, ONNX, TensorRT, or latency optimization.

Responsibilities

Research, prototype, and develop state-of-the-art computer vision and deep learning models spanning detection, segmentation, tracking, and vision-language tasks.
Translate recent research into working implementations — reproducing baselines, running ablations, and quantifying practical tradeoffs.
Own the full data lifecycle for visual tasks: dataset curation, annotation strategy, augmentation, synthetic data generation, and quality analysis.
Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to move models from prototype to production, including optimization for edge or latency-constrained environments.
Communicate methods, results, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.